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Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6993.63/5.03.62/5.05%66.5Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
"It has the colour of onion skin", said a voice behind me. It was Raymond Coumans. He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus.

The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek. When young, the Rosé de Gambrinus will still present its full fruity taste. Later on, the lambic taste will become dominant at the expense of the fruit taste.

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 Boutip (2345), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 28, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a medium pink color lambic with a small foamy head with average retention and good lacing. Aroma of sour raspberries’with some light oak. Taste is a mix between some fresh and lightly sweet raspberries with some tart and sourness. I thought the acidity level was far less then the regular gueuze which is probably due to the presence of raspberries. Very refreshing and well done overall.


 thewolf (5722), Kolding, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/58/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a hazy red-orange amber with a fizzy off-white head like soda. Aroma is very nice, lots of lambic yeastyness, raspberries and a touch of caramel. As soon as you drink, you’re assaulted by sourness - too much, I might add. It drowns out all othe nuances the beer may have. Dissapointing.


 bgburdman9 (822), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Bottle shared by sliffy i think. Poured with some reddish and pinkish hues and a little white head. Aroma was of a little barnyard and some dirty clothes with a little grapes to it. Flavor was a little tart but not too sour. A little lactic with a descent palate.


 wetherel (1589), Encinitas, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2007  
Tried at the 12 Hour Belgian Beer Party in Carlsbad, CA. Possibly the best beer tasting ever, with 70 bottled and 20 draft beers.


 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Mar 25, 2007  
This is one of those beers that I’ve had a bunch of times have always loved it, but, for some reason never rated it. Finally I remembered to actually do it this time. It pours with a cloudy rose body topped by a light head with some lacing left behind. It’s tart and sour as expected with nice fruity notes and that great Cantillon funk. Light bodied, crisp and dry.


 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/514/20
Mar 24, 2007  
Orange pinking poor with no effervescence. Aromas of humidity, raspberries, a hint of cherries, green apples and rhubarb. Flavors are of raspberries, very sour and acidic. Dry mouthfeel with added rhubarb. Extreme sourness. Intense full bodied palate with exceptional purity.


 jason (1621), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/105/514/20
Mar 18, 2007  
Bottle 2006 Poured a deep pinkish red body with very thin head. Aroma is of sour beeries, horseblanket, and an odd resembleness to cranberries. Flavor is slight sour, lightly fruity with the raspberries having a small presence, but overall having a light body and ton( I got the sence of a watery drink sometimes). I have to admit though the more I drank it the more it really grew on me. Very nice aftertaste. Would like to try again after many years of cellaring.


 JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 17, 2007  
Tasted at Cantillon, Brussels. A very sour aroma with barnyard and sour characteristics, as well as light fruit. Sour raspberry flavor. Clearly natural raspberry. A red beer and heavily carbonated. Yeasty aftertaste. Outstanding.



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